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Section 1. On Study.
CHAP. III.
Didactic Pieces.
Bacon. 118
Section 2. Hamlet's Directions to the players. Shakesp. 119
Section 3. Eloquence and Oratory.
Section 4. Of Elocution.
Section 5. Faults of Conversation.
Section 6. On Satirical Wit,
Thelwal. 121.
ib. 122
Guardian. 123.
Sterne. 124
Section 7. Of Successful Speaking.
Section 8. The Orator should study himself.
Section 9. Wit injures Eloquence.
Section 10. On the Production of Ideas.
Section 11. Oratory.
ib. 132
Section 12. Remarks on Reading.
Section 13. Method in Speaking,
Section 14. Ancient Eloquence.
Deinology. 133
ib. 135
Fordyce. 137:
ib. 139
ib. 142
Anon. 144
Section 15. Women polish and improve Society.
Section 16. Fondness for Fashion Injurious.
Section 17. Remarks on.Preaching.
CHAP. IV.
Descriptive Pieces.
Section 1. Remarkable Faults of bad Speakers. Cresol. 148
Section 4. Character of a young Lady.
Section 5. Sensibility.
Section 6. Liberty and Slavery.
Section 7. The Palace of Pleasure.
Section 8. The Temple of Virtue.
Section 9. Descent into the Dolgoath Mine. Silliman. 163
CHAP. V.
Pathetic Pieces.
Section 1. The Blind Preacher.
Anon. 170
Section 2. Dr. Mason's interview with Gen. Hamilton. 174
Section 3. The Close of Life.
Section
4. The Dying Infidel.
Blair. 178
Saurin. 180
Section 2. Duelling..
Foster. 183
Beauties of History. 185
Section 3. Compendious View of the Bible. Porteus. 191
Section 4. The Commencement of a Century. Anon. 200
Section 5. On Writing Letters.
PART. II.
Different kinds of Public Speaking.
CHAP. I.
Eloquence of Popular Assemblies.
Section 1. The Eulogium of the Perfect Speaker.
Section 2. Eulogium of Antoinette.
205
Burke. 211
Section 3. Panegyric on the British Constitution. ib. 212
Section 4. Invectives against Hastings. Sheridan. 213
Section 5. Burke on the Eloquence of Sheridan. 216
Section 6. Eulogium on Lord Chatham. Junius. 216
Section 7. Cicero and Demosthenes Compared. Camb. 217
Section 8. Portraits of Mahomet and Jesus contrasted 218
Section 9. Eulogium on the Duke of Bedford. Fox. 219
Section 10. Character of a lowly Heroillustrated.
Section 11. Walpole against Mr. Pitt.
Section 12. Mr. Pitt's Reply.
221
222
223
Section 2. Sentence passed on John Slater. Wild's. 249
Section 3. Speech in favour of a School Master.
Dr. Johnson, 251
Section 4. Erskine against Williams, publisher of Paine's
age of reason.
253
Section 5. On the Character of a Judge. Martin. 257
Section 6. Burr and Blennerhasset.
Section 7. Erskine against Demosthenes.
Section 8. Emmet's Vindication.
Wirt. 258
Section 9. Griffin against Cheetham, for a libel.
Another part of the same Speech.
Section 5. The Atheist, his Attainments, &c. Foster. 290
Section 6. The Omnipresence of the Deity..
Section 7. The Liberty of Man and the Fore--
ib. 292.
knowledge of God. Horsley. 296
ib. 301
Section 8. Character and Government of God. Mason. 298
Section 9. Divinity of Jesus Christ.
Section 10. Sufferings of our Saviour.
Jay. 305
Section 11. Pure religion and genuine Devotion. Fawc't. 308
Section 12. Transition from Time to Eternity. Logan. 310
Section 13. Early Piety.
ib. 311
Section 14. Devotion a source of Happiness. Blair. 313.
Section 15. Reflections on God as our Creator. Fawcett. 315
Section 16. Triumph of Life and Death. Zolicofer. 319
Section 17. Domestic Happiness.
Section 18. On Patience.
Section 19. Christianity a Practical Principle.
Jay. 324
ib. 327
Hannah. Moore. 330)
Select Speeches.
Section 1. On Prejudice.
Section 2. Disquisition on Patriotism.
Section 3. Burke's Eulogy on his Son.
Dexter. 335
337
339
The importance and Blessings of Union. Jay. 341
Section 4. Danger of War between the States.
Hamilton. 343
ib. 345
Dwight. 348
Section 8. Washington's speech to the first Congress. 354
Section 9. Extracts from Washington's farewell.
357
PART III.
Pieces in Poetry.
General rules for reading Poetry.
Narrative Pieces.
Section 1. Verses, the Sound of which is
an Echo to the Sense.
Section 2. Othello's Apology.
361
363
Shakespeare. 365
Section 3. Discourse between Adam and Eve. Milton, 367
CHAP. II.
Section 1. Nothing formed in Vain..
Thompson. 370,
Section 2. National Prejudices and Slavery. Cowper, 371
Section 3. Reflections on a Future State. Thompson. 372
Section 4. On Versification.
Section 5. On Pride.
Pope. 373
ib. 375
Section 1. The Morning in Summer.
Section 2. The Sabbath Morning.
Thompson. 376
Sabbath. 377
Section 3. A Paraphrase on 13th ch. of 1st. Corinth. 378
Section 4. An improved Imagination, &c. Akenside. 380
Section 1. A Proposal of Marriage.
Section 2. Carey's Lecture on Mimicry.
Section 3. Addison and Swift.
Section 4. Parental Love.
Section 5. Conjugal Love.
Section 6. Speech of Rolla.
395
397
Littleton. 399
John Bull. 403
Honey-Moon. 406
Sheridan's Pizzaro. 408